Justice., 1887-12-24

stole Prof Lewis. Douglas is nelu lot
larceny.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby, of Springfield,
Ohio, are stopping with Mrs. Taylor, on
Early street.
1t is claimed that John White, the colss
ored porter at the Southern Express Of
fee, stole the $500 package of money.
Chief Howard made the arrest. White,
it is claimed, has been handling large sums |
recently.
The Mt Param Baptist Church S. |
will have their Christmas tree Saturday |
night, Dec. "a Miss Dora Gaut and 9th
er young ladies are striving to make the
occasion successful.
The Phoenix Lodge of Masons will give
a grand festival with installation Dec. II.
| at their new hall over Christie & Cos.
dry goods store. 1t promises to be
grand affair. JUSTICE got out the invita-
tons.
Colored men have hold in Jackson
Vile Fla At the recent city election
they elected FIVE councilmen of color.
With the same voting strength here we
get a sexton, lamplighter and pound
keeper.
Mr.. l. Fl. Turner, proprietor OF the
Palace Hotel Barber Shop and Bath
Rooms, deserves much praise for his in
domitable pluck and energy. Less than
wear ago he was in possession OF small
shop on east 9th ST., but to-day he is the
proprietor Of the finest shop in the city.
Mr.. Hagie proposes to open the eyes oil
E Chattanooga in the barber line. lie Will
! occupy the next door west of the Read
House Office, and will have the handsom-
. est and most elaborate barber shop South
" This will be the only shop in the Reac
: House. We understand that Mr. Baxter
) will go out of business.
!; The Sunday Argus, the rabid negro
hating sheet published on 9TH street. con
, tinues to fight the new colored schoo
! house. We fear, as the colored people arr
too law to take an interest in this neV
: building, that it will not be built. Tn
IS colored people-the leaders-have acte'
very carelessly in this matter.
Archie Smith is under heavy bond TO
attempting to steal valuable damon
! ring from the store of Bell, the jeweler, O
At 9th st. He is bound over to the Crcu
Court for $4,000. He Is stranger here
n. and claims he was employed as detect
<. i've by Chief Howard. He is not tn
Archie Smith who runs number {
er teams in this city
ng A man and his wife had a lively hgf
Sunday morning, somewhere near GroV
- street The man was well beaten, an
packed his trunk and left These lit
"mills'' are getting uncomnonly frequel
and the women are getting the best, IT
IS, other night painter, living in Peabody
row, on d street, had his head laid ope
- by a teacup in the hands of his wife.
To the reader of this paper Dear sir
n The ladies of the Shiloh Baptist Chure
"a send Christmas greetings and solicit Il
pleasure of your presence at their Chris
mas social on Monday evening, Dec. :
"a 1887 Admission IS cts.
ne MISS MARY FLOWERS, Chm.
MRS SARAH GoRMAN, Asst.
oe REV. G. D. OLDEN, Pastor.
te- Rev. II. c. Ashley, Of the A. M
Church, is meeting with success in /
on new charge. He recently purchased
or very handsome and elaborate communl
set, which was used for the first time
last Sunday the 18th. The trustees al
are renovating the parsonage, and ha
refitted with new furniture. Rev. ASH
has reputation as pulpit orator. He
genial gentleman, and JUSTICE is gra
tlle fed to know that he is filling the chur
any with large audiences every Sunday s.
AolS cess to A Shley